Today, we look at Streaming drops, the latest episode of STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY (PARAMOUNT +), dino rage with Luke Sparke's PRIMITIVE WAR (NETFLIX), engage Victoria Mahoney's THE OLD GUARD II (NETFLIX) and farewell authors Dan Simmons and Rob Grant.

We chat with the Simon Foster, Director of the Melbourne Science Fiction Film Festival, which starts at Cinema Nova next week in March, 2026, and also drill down into specific films, including: ALUCINA (FISHGIRL) - Director: Javier Cutrona, Ecuador, BLU’S (GREENTALE ) - Dir: Rajesh PK, India, SASYQ (STINKER) - Dir: Yerden Telemissov, Kazakhstan, and INVASION ’53 - Dir: by Danielle Weinberg, U.S.A.

We cast no shade on GODZILLA MINUS ONE streaming in B&W (NETFLIX), find that there can be only two with a tale of an immortal warrior in Keanu Reeves and China Miéville's THE BOOK OF ELSEWHERE (BOOM! STUDIOS/PENGUIN/RANDOM HOUSE) and submerge ourselves in Mark Fischbach's indy Sci-Fi horror movie IRON LUNG.

Today we overfly the M.C.U for 2026, appreciate the latest IRON MAN comic (MARVEL COMICS), light the lights on the new MUPPET SHOW special (DISNEY+), audit STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY (DISNEY+) and farewell actress Catherine O'Hara.

We contract Christina Sweeney-Baird's pandemic novel, THE END OF MEN (2021 HARPERCOLLINS), an overview of the 2025 MCU, and we wonder at Marvel's Wonder Man (DISNEY+)

We midsummarise the genre gems of Melbourne's MIDSUMMA FESTIVAL, chat with David Innes, co-creator of genre play BEV AND MYRT AND THE SCROLL OF DOOM (MIDSUMMA), get plucky with AGATHA CHRISTIE'S SEVEN DIALS (NETFLIX) and attend STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY (PARAMOUNT+)

In our first show for 2025 we get on the walkies and take a last bicycle ride with the STRANGER THINGS finale (NETFLIX), "See" AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH, haunt the BBC GHOSTS (Various Streamers) and tour Century 21's new Melbourne Metro underground stations.

In our last episode for 2025 we get Upside of the final season of the Duffer Bothers' STRANGER THINGS (NEFTLIX), and weaponize Zach Cregger's horror movie WEAPONS. Thanks to Triple R's amazing Staff and Volunteers and our equally amazing listeners! Have a safe and happy holiday season, Live Long & Prosper, May The Force Be With You, This Is The Way!

In our penultimate 2025 show we go WICKED FOR GOOD with Jon M. Chu's new film, and play the SPOOKY DOORWAY/RAW FURY video game THE SEANCE OF BLAKE MANOR.

We unstitch Guillermo del Toro's new cinematic adaptation of Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN (NETFLIX) and lurch through some choice Frankentunes.